Sparklebox Resources for Y3 - 4



Amazing Reading site for explaining comprehension strategies, ideas for organising classrooms, vidoes, lesson plans etc.
(Thanks to Alannah King for sharing)

Another Spelling Game - students can enter their own spelling lists

Information

This website directory has been created with Kiwi children in mind. It can be used to research class and homework topics as well as children's hobbies and interests: www.infoblitz.co.nz
The Any Questions website is powered by a team of online librarians: www.anyquestions.co.nz
A website that gives you useful help for your homework: www.manyanswers.co.nz
A web search for children by librarians: www.kidsclick.org
Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand: www.teara.govt.nz
Christchurch City Libraries: http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Kids

Language

Spelling City. Type in your spelling words for neat games and activities: www.spellingcity.com
A reading/spelling game looking at 'e': The Magic 'e'
Parts of Speech: Panda Mayhem
Create a character and use descriptive language to describe it!: Character Builder

Maths

Suduko: Suduko Puzzles
Suduko: 4x4 squares using colours
Tidy Tens: Hit the Beaver!
Tidy Tens: Memory Game
Basic Facts to 20: Colour in the Picture
Basic Facts to 20: Mummy Dance
Basic Facts to 100: Number Bonds Machine
Basic Facts + - x ÷: Maths Magician
Skip Counting in 2's: Butterflies
Skip Counting in 3's: Butterflies 3
Skip Counting in 5's: Butterflies 5
Multiplication Basic Facts: Time Tables
Telling the Time: Hickory Clocks
Fractions: Pizza Fractions
Fractions: Fraction Flags
Fractions and Decimals: Mendels Magic Math Market

Just For Fun!

Spell your name using flickr photos - I made the cool Room 5 Blog title using this: Spell with Flickr
Make yourself into a Wild Thing!: Build Your Wild Self
Follow the patterns of flashing lights (Warning! - very addictive!): Simon Sez

Science

Create circuits: Circuits
Suzy's World Fact Sheets: www.suzy.co.nz/suzysworld/FactSheetIndex.asp